13% increase in handmade carpet exports
Hamid Kargar stated: At present, the decreasing trend of Iranian handmade carpet exports has stopped and has taken an increasing form.
Referring to the reasons for the increase in exports, he said: According to Iranian customs statistics, from 290 million dollars in carpet exports in 1394 to 359 million dollars last year and in the first six months of this year compared to last year 13 percent increase in handmade carpet exports. Has been registered.
The head of the National Carpet Center of Iran, referring to the new markets that have emerged in the field of carpets, said: Currently, Iranian handmade carpets have two categories of global markets, which include traditional markets and new markets, including traditional markets can be Countries such as Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Japan, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar and the United States were mentioned.
Kargar added: Countries that are the traditional market of Iranian carpets, since they themselves consume handmade carpets in their lifestyle or some of them are the center of re-export of Iranian carpets, have caused these countries to form the main export market of Iranian carpets.
He went on to say that new markets have been added to the buyers of Iranian carpets, adding: Based on the marketing that has been done, countries have been added to the Iranian carpet market, including Brazil, Chile, South Africa, Russia and China noted that they are actually buying part of the Iranian handmade carpet.